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we are not expecting travel difficulties locally today. >> that's good. we will keep an eye on later in the week. >> thanks, tucker. >> traffic time? >>> >>> with schools closed throughout the area, federal government closed but there are shoppers out there and folks working. taking a look at 270 run down from hyattstown past gaithersburg and rockville to the split at the belts way, main and local lanes are getting populated but running at speed. over to virginia, northbound traveling up from stafford county hov lanes are open in the northbound direction by restrictions are in effect maryland and virginia. not a problem getting to and through springfield mixing bowl. over to alexandria and the approach to the wilson bridge, no problems there with very light volume. metro running a regular weekday service. vre not running at all. fairfax connector buses are running on a regular weekday schedule. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> christmas is one day away. >> retailers are hoping to cash in after what experts say are lower than predicted hol
we are not expecting travel difficulties locally today. >> that's good. we will keep an eye on later in the week. >> thanks, tucker. >> traffic time? >>> >>> with schools closed throughout the area, federal government closed but there are shoppers out there and folks working. taking a look at 270 run down from hyattstown past gaithersburg and rockville to the split at the belts way, main and local lanes are getting populated but running at speed. over to...
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[ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. on this friday morning, if you're trying think of cool, fun thing to do with your kids this weekend, i have the event for you. we are live at the convention center where they are getting ready for the u.s. science and engineering festival. it's the only national festival in the country designed just for kids to get them excited about science and math and engineering and hopefully maybe the future consider a career in that. they have 3,000 interactive exhibits for your kids to come out and find themselves involved in. we're in the lockheed martin section now. as you can imagine, they have a lot going here. they have an f-28 simulator. we're going to hop in that later. we're going to talk about the future of space travel. now that the shuttles are in the smithsonian, where do we come from here? bill nye the science guy will join us this mornin
[ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. on this friday morning, if you're trying think of cool, fun thing to do with your kids this weekend, i have the event for you. we are live at the convention center where they are getting ready for the u.s. science and engineering festival. it's the only...
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six other local schools also placed in the top 100. good place to be. >>> coming up next, we'll check in with fox business network live in times square where some one million will descend in just a few hours to ring in 2013. it will be a lot of people. >> yes, it will. we'll be right back. >>> tonight is the big night in the big apple. waterford crystal ball is perched high above times square ready to count down the new year. lauren simonetti is live outside where all the partying and festivity will take place. >> good morning to you. happy early new year's eve to you. >> thank you very much. >> we couldn't tell with all this fiscal cliff talk and these down markets in the past five days but it has been a really good year for the stock market. the dow is up nearly 6% this year. the s&p is up 11.5% and the nasdaq is the big winner up 13.6% this year. so everybody made money. con congratulations, i know it doesn't feel like it but it was of a good year as we reflect back on everything that happened in 2012. >>
six other local schools also placed in the top 100. good place to be. >>> coming up next, we'll check in with fox business network live in times square where some one million will descend in just a few hours to ring in 2013. it will be a lot of people. >> yes, it will. we'll be right back. >>> tonight is the big night in the big apple. waterford crystal ball is perched high above times square ready to count down the new year. lauren simonetti...
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. >>> an intense rescue mission in montana for two local men reported missing last week. >> plus a chaotic scene two years ago will play out again today in a prince george's county courtroom. two police officers go on trial for their role in this sports- fueled riot at the university of maryland. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> good morning. straight up 6:00 on this monday, october 15th. taking a live look at route 110 and route 1 in virginia. traffic picking up just a little bit on your morning commute. roll the windows down. kind of nice out. >> let some wind in. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> the redskins have reason to celebrate this morning. they broke and eight-game losing streak at home with a win over the minnesota vikings 38-26. you just a saw that 76-yard run from rg iii to seal the deal. we'll watch it again, it was so great. we'll look at this play again. look at that speed. blazing speed. faster than tucker barnes when he works out after work going to the doughnut shop. that's how fast rg iii was going. look at the look on the minnesota
. >>> an intense rescue mission in montana for two local men reported missing last week. >> plus a chaotic scene two years ago will play out again today in a prince george's county courtroom. two police officers go on trial for their role in this sports- fueled riot at the university of maryland. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> good morning. straight up 6:00 on this monday, october 15th. taking a live look at route 110 and route 1 in virginia....
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what local leaders have to say about that proposal. >> and in the race for president, some of the critical swing states are beginning to shift, this ft
what local leaders have to say about that proposal. >> and in the race for president, some of the critical swing states are beginning to shift, this ft
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the summertime because what happens is the way that the insects have adapted to our environment here locally is they take a lot of energy to fly around and it takes a lot of oxygen for an insect to fly around, for it to move around. that process of using the okay general uses a lot of water. so insects are better able to be mobile and not use a lot of energy when it is humid out. they use water more effectively in their bodies. >> it is more yeash for them -- it is more efficient for them. >> it is all about the humidity providing them a more efficient way to move around. >> we've talked about this before when it comes to mosquitos and some other insects as well. they are tracted to the carbon dioxide -- not monoxide. >> got to be a car. >> when it is hotter out and we are moving around and breathing harder and sweating, they are attracted more to that. so not only are they more active when it is humid out, hot and humid because they can move around more efficiently but they react to us more strongly because of our movements and all of that and sweating. >> when we start sweating, they are n
the summertime because what happens is the way that the insects have adapted to our environment here locally is they take a lot of energy to fly around and it takes a lot of oxygen for an insect to fly around, for it to move around. that process of using the okay general uses a lot of water. so insects are better able to be mobile and not use a lot of energy when it is humid out. they use water more effectively in their bodies. >> it is more yeash for them -- it is more efficient for...
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quite a few local people on that list. >>> peyton manning plotting his next move now that he has been let go by the colts. we are back in a moment. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. >>> twelve teams contacted reps for peyton manning on the same day he was released by the colts. he flew to miami moments after making the formal announcement with the colts owner. the dolphins are said to be one of ers. manning has a home in miami. so far, he is staying quiet on where he will land. >> of a been down here in m
quite a few local people on that list. >>> peyton manning plotting his next move now that he has been let go by the colts. we are back in a moment. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs....
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. >>> some local olympians will be honored today. leaders in maryland are hosting a ceremony for local athletes who participated in the london olympics and paralympics. the michael phelps and katie ledecky will be there. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> get up close and personal with some of nature's most delicate beauties. holly is life in wheaton, maryland this morning showing us all the work it takes for the wings of fancy butterfly exhibit to take flight. we'll be right back. henson, big day -- we're gonna fly to jersey, then mexico, china and france. you're going to travel through so many time zones, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're ready to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day calls for the big n' toasted breakfast sandwich, with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese, stacked high on texas toast. grab yours at dunkin' donuts. it's a breakfast favorite. start your big day with a big n' toasted breakfast sandwich from dunkin'. >>> g
. >>> some local olympians will be honored today. leaders in maryland are hosting a ceremony for local athletes who participated in the london olympics and paralympics. the michael phelps and katie ledecky will be there. >>> still ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> get up close and personal with some of nature's most delicate beauties. holly is life in wheaton, maryland this morning showing us all the work it takes for the wings of fancy butterfly exhibit to take flight....
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the case now goes back to a local court. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon began welcoming leaders yesterday to the united nations. president obama is scheduled to speak to the general assembly tomorrow. >>> pakistan is distancing itself from one government official's reward for killing the maker of the anti-islam film. the leader of the rail ways says he'll give $1,000 to anyone who kills the creator of "innocence of muslim." the film has sparked violent protests around the world. pakistan has said his remarks do not reflect any official policy. >>> a memorial for hundreds of u.s. service members. an investigation found earlier this year their bodies were dumped at the landfill after being incinerated in dover, delaware. yesterday a bronze plaque to honor the service members was unveiled. it was approved by a grass roots committee last month by king george supervisors, who owns the landfill. >>> evidence of west nile found in annapolis. crews will be spraying for mosquitos in the eastport area after 7:30 p.m. and last into the
the case now goes back to a local court. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon began welcoming leaders yesterday to the united nations. president obama is scheduled to speak to the general assembly tomorrow. >>> pakistan is distancing itself from one government official's reward for killing the maker of the anti-islam film. the leader of the rail ways says he'll give $1,000 to anyone who kills the creator of "innocence of muslim." the film has sparked violent...
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. >>> developing this morning, a local woman's continued plea for the release of her imprisoned husband. >> alan gross of potomac, maryland remains jailed in cuba. his rife just returned from seeing him there and she spoke with fox 5's will thomas about his worsening condition. >> i hate to use this description but he really does look like a concentration camp victim. his bones stick out. his shoulders are all pointy. >> reporter: here what is alan gross looked like before the cuban government locked him up nearly three years ago and here is an idea of how he looks now being a before and after shot if you will. in another photo, alan is seen with a prominent rabbi, able to meet with him. judy gross just returned from cuba sunday. officials there allowed her to see her husband three separate times. she says alan has lost 105 pounds in the 10-foot by 10- foot cell he shares with two other prisoners. >> i don't expect him to survive all 15 years. i absolutely don't. >> reporter: the cuban government sentenced alan to 15 years claiming he was part of a multimillion-dollar u.s. effort to und
. >>> developing this morning, a local woman's continued plea for the release of her imprisoned husband. >> alan gross of potomac, maryland remains jailed in cuba. his rife just returned from seeing him there and she spoke with fox 5's will thomas about his worsening condition. >> i hate to use this description but he really does look like a concentration camp victim. his bones stick out. his shoulders are all pointy. >> reporter: here what is alan gross looked like...
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the teen died at a local hospital. his family says he was going to be a father and thought he had some trouble. they just don't know who could have killed him. no word on a possible suspect or motive in this case. >>> relief for two virginia families whose loved ones had gown missing while hiking out west. they had gone like at glacier national park in montana. they were supposed to head back to virginia on friday but did not board their plane. search and rescue crews found them late yesterday afternoon. they had fallen down a ravine, rationed their remaining food and drink and used their gear to survive the freezing weather. >> pandemonium broke out. we were all screaming, they found them, they found them. and tears were -- i said oh, are you sure because i soaked your shirt. i hadn't really cried yet because i felt in my gut that nothing catastrophic had happened to him yet. so i couldn't cry. so knowing that he was safe, i could allow myself to cry. >> kathy peckens says the men did not have a gps tracking device wi
the teen died at a local hospital. his family says he was going to be a father and thought he had some trouble. they just don't know who could have killed him. no word on a possible suspect or motive in this case. >>> relief for two virginia families whose loved ones had gown missing while hiking out west. they had gone like at glacier national park in montana. they were supposed to head back to virginia on friday but did not board their plane. search and rescue crews found them late...
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luckily in local area of washington, visibility not bad at all. we've got visibility around ten miles here in the metro area. all these areas in blue are in the 40s. it is chilly. you'll need a sweater or jacket. areas in the green in the low 50s. that's right along the tidal potomac and the bay waters. most of the viewing area, we're in the 40s. low to mid-40s. out in the mountains of western pennsylvania and many locations in the 30s. we do have increasing clouds ahead of some rain. on the radar at the bottom of your screen there in color, that is some rain. southern virginia into the tennessee valley. that will come up our way but not until perhaps around sunset. between now and then, increasing clouds. by 8:00 low 50s. by noon, mid-60s. midafternoon near 70. sunrise 7:04. sunset at 6:50. that's when we'll probably begin to see the rain moving in. a look at that and the hometown forecast in ten minutes. your first 4 traffic with danella. >> thanks, tom. >>> traveling in our area, checking for accidents and delays. first let's start with the rai
luckily in local area of washington, visibility not bad at all. we've got visibility around ten miles here in the metro area. all these areas in blue are in the 40s. it is chilly. you'll need a sweater or jacket. areas in the green in the low 50s. that's right along the tidal potomac and the bay waters. most of the viewing area, we're in the 40s. low to mid-40s. out in the mountains of western pennsylvania and many locations in the 30s. we do have increasing clouds ahead of some rain. on the...
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if you have to take the outer loop of the beltway, may be best to work your way around the local roads to come closer to connecticut avenue to get by the accident there. it is really slow this morning. still checking on the rails. eight-minute delay. brunswick east 890. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 65 degrees. new york city's next tourist destination. the record setting edition that will offer amazing views. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> wow, take a look at that video. this is from the dash cam of a louisville, kentucky police officer responding to an emergency. watch what happens when the officer swerves to avoid a pickup truck at an intersection. the officer loses control and, bam, right into that house. at the time of the crash, the officer was going about 45 miles an hour. luckily, the police officer only had a minor neck injury. no one in the house was hurt. >>> the big apple is adding to its reputation. the world's bigg
if you have to take the outer loop of the beltway, may be best to work your way around the local roads to come closer to connecticut avenue to get by the accident there. it is really slow this morning. still checking on the rails. eight-minute delay. brunswick east 890. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> 65 degrees. new york city's next tourist destination. the record setting edition that will offer amazing views. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and...